This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. Click here to subscribe. Thursday was a pretty big day for health care policy — and, as it turns out, for object lessons in the importance of elections. That was the day the Department of Health and Human Services announced it had secured agreements from pharmaceutical … Read more
(NewsNation) — Social Security recipients will see their benefits cut in roughly a decade if Congress doesn’t take action, but Democrats and Republicans have yet to agree on a solution. So far, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have tip-toed around the politically fraught topic, with each promising not to cut benefits. That … Read more
People on social media are calling out “embarrassing” behavior by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), who went out of her way to repeatedly mispronounce Vice President Kamala Harris’ name during an appearance on CNN. On Thursday’s broadcast of “NewsNight With Abby Phillip,” Mace criticized Harris over several policy issues, and she accused the Democratic presidential nominee … Read more
Billionaire Republican megadonor Miriam Adelson appears to have a blank check policy when it comes to her support of former President Donald Trump, as she aims to help get him back to the White House. Adelson’s political aide Andy Abboud was overheard telling attendees at a campaign event at Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, New … Read more
(NewsNation) — Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for the 2024 election, has started to prep for the upcoming debate against Republican candidate Donald Trump next month. Two sources confirmed the debate prep, first reported by The New York Times on Thursday, to NewsNation. On Monday night, Harris participated in a mock debate at … Read more
A new analysis warns that Canada’s major cities are struggling to keep their transit systems running, and says public transit is heading for a “downward spiral” unless major new streams of operating revenue open up. In a report published in late May, Leading Mobility Canada said the $120-billion in expansions planned for those transit systems … Read more
The first-ever mobilization of trans voters around a presidential candidate took place on Zoom on Tuesday, as around 1,000 transgender people, including lawmakers, advocates, health care workers and celebrities, logged on to show support for Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for the presidency. Trans Folks For Harris was one of numerous identity-based webinars to support … Read more
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters says the House Speaker Charles McCall and Representative Mark McBride want to impeach him and he demands the proceedings begin on Monday. This week State Representative Kevin Wallace (R-Wellston) announced the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency will be investigating spending concerns at the Oklahoma State Department … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday touted agenda items for her first 100 days as president including a $6,000 tax credit for parents of young children. Democrats have long championed a bigger child tax credit, but the sum Harris proposed is larger than any Democrat previously suggested ― and it’s exactly $1,000 more than Republican … Read more
(NewsNation) — The Secret Service will provide bulletproof glass to surround former President Donald Trump at campaign events in the aftermath of the attempted assassination against him in Butler, Pennsylvania, last month. The microscope has been firmly on the Secret Service after major security lapses led to Thomas Crooks firing several shots at the former president, … Read more
